Date of Conferral

5-13-2024

Date of Award

May 2024

Degree

Doctor of Information Technology (D.I.T.)

School

Information Systems and Technology

Advisor

Gary Griffith

Abstract

Agile software development team composition can lead to budgetary and timeline overruns, ultimately affecting software development project success. IT leaders and software development project managers must identify the critical success factors that affect agile software development project success, as unsuccessful project outcomes can make an organization seem inefficient and incapable by stakeholders. Grounded in the critical success factors theory, the purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to examine the relationship between software development team size, experience, the level of effort estimation accuracy, and agile software development project success. Survey data (N = 61) were collected from software development project managers in Texas. The regression model was not significant, F(3, 57) = 2.093, p = 0.111, R2 = 0.099. The R2 (0.099) value indicated that approximately 9% of the variance in agile software development project success is accounted for by the linear combination of the predictor variables. All three predictors were insignificant: team experience (t= .956, p = .343, ß = .537), team size (t= .1.17, p = .247, ß = .683), and effort estimation accuracy (t= -1.90, p = .061, ß = -1.563). One recommendation is for IT leaders and software development project managers to consider the number of members when comprising a development team. The implications for positive social change include the potential for IT leaders and software development project managers to increase stakeholder satisfaction and project success rates.

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